Mattinata Musicale

03/12/2025

Holiday Toy Drive 2025 through Monday December 15.
Once again, our parent organization ARA Delco, sponsor of Italian radio programs Mattinata Musicale on WILM1450AM, Viaggio Musicale on WVLT 92.1 FM and also on WWDB 860AM. These stations, with the support of our wonderful sponsors, are working with the Salesianum Class of 1966 and other community members for this year’s annual toy drive. Thanks to generous donations in 2024 we received over one hundred toys directly sent by donors as well as additional toys purchased with cash donations.
Donation boxes will be set up at Serpe's Bakery at 1411 Kirkwood Highway, Elsmere, DE 19805, Mark's Barbershop at 1119 Kirkwood Hwy, Wilmington, DE 19805, at Carman Lincoln Ford at 193 S. Dupont Highway, New Castle, DE 19720 and at Carman Chrysler Jeep Dodge at 196 S Dupont Hwy., New Castle, DE 19720. In person drop off begins on Monday, November 10, 2025. Online purchases can be made at
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/24IWAGMG124P?ref_=wl_share
A GENEROUS DONOR HAS PLEDGED $20,000 IN MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASING OF TOYS. Check donations are also appreciated and these donations may be made payable to Nemours Children’s Hospital or Child Life Program at Nemours Hospital. Please send to SALESIANUM CLASS OF 66, c/o Joe Facciolo, 605 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE 19803. A list will be kept acknowledging your donation.
Please have gifts purchased online set for delivery by Monday, December 15. The deadline for in person drops at listed locations is also Monday, December 15, 2025. See attached flyer attached for additional information and thank you to all our supporters for your generosity.

29/10/2025

Holiday Toy Drive 2025.
Once again, our parent organization ARA Delco, sponsor of Italian radio programs Mattinata Musicale on WILM1450AM, Viaggio Musicale on WVLT 92.1 FM and also on WWDB 860AM. These stations, with the support of our wonderful sponsors, are working with the Salesianum Class of 1966 and other community members for this year’s annual toy drive. Thanks to generous donations in 2024 we received over one hundred toys directly sent by donors as well as additional toys purchased with cash donations.
Donation boxes will be set up at Serpe's Bakery at 1411 Kirkwood Highway, Elsmere, DE 19805, Mark's Barbershop at 1119 Kirkwood Hwy, Wilmington, DE 19805, at Carman Lincoln Ford at 193 S. Dupont Highway, New Castle, DE 19720 and at Carman Chrysler Jeep Dodge at 196 S Dupont Hwy., New Castle, DE 19720. In person drop off begins on Monday, November 10, 2025. Online purchases can be made at
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/24IWAGMG124P?ref_=wl_share
A GENEROUS DONOR HAS PLEDGED $20,000 IN MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASING OF TOYS. Check donations are also appreciated and these donations may be made payable to Nemours Children’s Hospital or Child Life Program at Nemours Hospital. Please send to SALESIANUM CLASS OF 66, c/o Joe Facciolo, 605 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE 19803. A list will be kept acknowledging your donation.
Please have gifts purchased online set for delivery by Monday, December 15. The deadline for in person drops at listed locations is also Monday, December 15, 2025. See attached flyer attached for additional information and thank you to all our supporters for your generosity.

20/05/2025

Italian Festival Time Update!
15th Annual Italian American Heritage Festival at Rose Tree Park
Join us to celebrate all things Italian on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at Rose Tree Park in Media, Pa from 10 AM to 5PM.
Free Parking and no admission fee.

BRING YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS TO THIS MAGNIFICENT ANNUAL EVENT!
ENJOY…
Fine Italian Food & Desserts
Live Music & Entertainment with performances by Tiziana Rivale, Moreno Fruzzeti and Gabryella Suriani.
Kids’ Field of Fun
Italian Car Exhibit
Bocce Tournament
Sponsored by CIAODelco ~ Coalition of Italian American Organizations of Delaware County
Don't miss out on this vibrant celebration of Italian culture!
(Rain Date: Sunday, June 8th 2025)

20/05/2025

JUNE 1 Italian Festival!
15th Annual Italian American Heritage Festival at Rose Tree Park
Join us to celebrate all things Italian on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at Rose Tree Park in Media, Pa from 10 AM to 5PM.***PLEASE NOTE ALL OTHER NOTICES HAVE NOT UPDATED TIME. IT DOES START at 10AM.
Free Parking and no admission fee.

BRING YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS TO THIS MAGNIFICENT ANNUAL EVENT!
ENJOY…
Fine Italian Food & Desserts
Live Music & Entertainment with performances by Tiziana Rivale, Moreno Fruzzeti and Gabryella Suriani.
Kids’ Field of Fun
Italian Car Exhibit
Bocce Tournament
Sponsored by CIAODelco ~ Coalition of Italian American Organizations of Delaware County
Don't miss out on this vibrant celebration of Italian culture!
(Rain Date: Sunday, June 8th 2025)

17/04/2025

Cabrini will be final movie of series for Delaware Italian American
Education Association film series on April 27.
The DIAEA Italian Cinema Series, in collaboration with Friends of Italian Culture, proudly presents the final film of the Italian Contemporary Cinema Festival on April 27, 2025. The movie "Cabrini" offers a masterful portrayal of the life of missionary sister Francesca Saverio Cabrini. We are honored to have the film's producer, Mr. Zachary C. DeCarlo, join us for the screening. He will introduce the movie to the audience and participate in a brief Q&A session afterward.
Main cast: Cristiana Dell’Anna, Giancarlo Giannini, David Morse, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Federico Ielapi, John Lithgow
Director: Alejandro Monteverde
Powerful narrative and beautiful cinematography
Running time: 2 hours and 22 minutes. – United States 2024
Plot: Directed by the award-winning Alejandro Monteverde, known for "Sound of Freedom," "Cabrini" is a powerful epic that tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian missionary who arrives in New York City in 1889. She is confronted with the city's harsh realities, including disease, crime, and poverty-stricken children. Despite her broken English and poor health, Cabrini embarks on a courageous mission to persuade the hostile mayor to provide housing and healthcare for the most vulnerable members of society. Using her entrepreneurial spirit, Cabrini builds a remarkable empire of hope that transforms lives.
Timetable : 1:45 PM: The Ballad Room doors open 2:15 PM: Dinner is served 2:50 PM: Free raffle 3:00 PM: Mr. DeCarlo's presentation 3:20 PM: Movie starts LOCATION: St. Anthony of Padua Grade School - Ballad Room (W. 10th & N. Scott Sts; Wilmington, DE 19805)
TICKETS: Available on-site for $15.00 (cash and checks only). FUNDS RAISED: Proceeds from the Cinema Festival benefit La Piazza di Giustina Italian Language Summer Camp for Children
For additional questions, email Gabriella Finizio at [email protected]

10/04/2025

WILM Program update.
This past Sunday, April 6th, WILM experienced technical problems and the morning ARA Delco radio shows erroneously aired from 7-8 AM rather than at their scheduled time of 8-9AM.The program is scheduled to resume it regularly scheduled time this Sunday, April 13, and moving forward will continue to air as it always has at 8AM. Our other two programs at 2pm on WWDB and 6 pm on WVLT aired as regularly scheduled.

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19/03/2025

ARA DELCO Italian Festival
Save the date for Saturday March 29th for the Folsom Italian Festival. It all happens from 11am-5pm at the Folsom Fire Company at 411 Sutton Ave, in Folsom PA. Join them for a great afternoon full of wonderful food, craft vendors, wine, and music! They will be raising funds for the Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence, as well as the Italian Cultural Center of the Delaware Valley. For info contact Gianni at [email protected] Sponsored by the Associazione Regionale Abruzzese Delco and Delaware Valley.

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19/03/2025

Viaggio Musicale program rescheduled.
The March 16, 2025, afternoon edition of Viaggio Musicale regularly heard at 2pm was preempted due to an afternoon Philadelphia Union soccer game. It has been rescheduled and will be heard in its entirety on Saturday evening March 22 , 2025 at 6 pm on WWDB 860 on the AM dial and WPEN HD-2. The Sunday, March 23, 2025, edition pf Viaggio Musicale will air at its usual time, 2pm. Beasley Media and ARA Delco regret this inconvenience and invites you to tune in every Sunday at 2 pm. ARA Delco also reminds listeners to tune into its other two programs Sunday mornings at 8 on WILM 1450 on the AM dial and on the iHeart/medias app and to the evening edition of Viaggio Musicale on WVLT Cruisin’ 92.1 FM and on the Tunein radio app.

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19/03/2025

DIAEA screens third film of 2025 series on March 23, 2025.
Once again, this year The Delaware Italian American Education Association and the Wilmington Friends of Italian Culture are partnering to offer the 2025 Italian Cinema Festival. As in the past, an Italian movie will be presented on the fourth Sunday of January, February, March, and April. This year's films are selected from the last 3 years of Italian Cinema.
The third film of the Italian Contemporary Cinema Festival will be shown on March 23, 2025. The movie "C'e` Ancora Domani" or "There is Still Tomorrow" is a 2023 award-winning release directed and starring Paola Cortellese. Director: Paola Cortellesi Main cast: Paola Cortellesi,Valerio Mastandrea,Romana Maggiora Vergano,Emanuela Fanelli Powerful, Running time 118 m.
Plot: This black-and-white movie, reminiscent of the best Italian neorealism works of Rossellini and De Sica, tells the story of Delia, a working-class woman in postwar Rome who dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while enduring abuse at the hands of her husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.
1. The Ballad Room Doors open at 1:45 PM.
2. Dinner is served at 2:15 PM.
3. Movie starts at 3:00 PM and tickets are available on-site for $15.00 payable by cash or check. As always, funds raised benefit La Piazza Di Giustina Italian Language Summer Camp for children. A free raffle ticket is included with the admission cost.
For additional questions, email: [email protected].

21/02/2025

DIAEA screens film of 2025 series on February 23.
Once again, this year The Delaware Italian American Education Association and the Wilmington Friends of Italian Culture are partnering to offer the 2025 Italian Cinema Festival. As in the past, an Italian movie will be presented on the fourth Sunday of January, February, March, and April. This year's films are selected from the last 3 years of Italian Cinema.
The second film, "Rapito" or "Kidnapped" is a 2023 pluri-award-winning release directed by Marco Bellocchio. The film’s director is Marco Bellocchio, and the main cast includes Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, and Barbara Ronchi. It will be screened on February 23, 2025, at the Ballad Room Cafeteria of St. Anthony of Padua Grade School located at W 10th St & N Scott St, Wilmington, DE 19805.
Plot: The film tells the real story of Edgardo Mortara, a Jewish child living in Bologna. In 1858, he was taken from his family to be raised as a Christian in Rome after a former maid claimed that she had secretly baptized him when he was six months old. His parents' struggle to free their son became part of a more significant political conflict between the papacy and the forces advocating for democracy and Italian unification.
1. The Ballad Room Doors open at 1:45 PM.
2. Dinner is served at 2:15 PM.
3. Movie starts at 3:00 PM and tickets are available on-site for $15.00 payable by cash or check. As always, funds raised benefit La Piazza Di Giustina Italian Language Summer Camp for children. A free raffle ticket is included with the admission cost.
For additional questions, email: [email protected].

11/01/2025

DIAEA screens first film of 2025 series on January 26.

Once again this year The Delaware Italian American Education Association and the Wilmington Friends of Italian Culture are partnering to offer the 2025 Italian Cinema Festival. As in the past, an Italian movie will be presented on the fourth Sunday of January, February, March, and April. This year's films are selected from the last 3 years of Italian Cinema.
The first film, Astolfo or Never Too Late to Love, is a charming and gentle comedy with a protagonist named after a knight from an Italian Renaissance epic. Never Too Late for Love is a 2022 Italian comedy film co-written and directed by Gianni Di Gregorio and starring Di Gregorio and Stefania Sandrelli. It will be screened on January 26 at the Ballad Room Cafeteria of St. Anthony of Padua Grade School located at W 10th St & N Scott St, Wilmington, DE 19805.
1. The Ballad Room Doors open at 1:45 PM.
2. Dinner is served at 2:15 PM.
3. Movie starts at 3:00 PM and tickets are available on-site for $15.00 payable by cash or check. As always, funds raised benefit
La Piazza Di Giustina Italian Language Summer Camp For Children
For additional questions, email: [email protected].

07/12/2024

Holiday Toy Drive 2024.
Update: Thank you for all who have already donated! This is our final week as deadline to receive toys is Sunday, Dec. 15.
Once again, our parent organization ARA Delco, sponsor of Italian radio programs on WILM Mattinata Musicale and WVLT and WWDB’s Viaggio Musicale programs, are working with the Delaware State Grand Lodge of the Sons of Italy for this year’s annual toy drive. Thanks to generous donations in 2023 we received over one hundred toys to donate to three local organizations as well as additional toys purchased with cash donations.
Donation boxes will be set up at Serpe's Bakery at 1411 Kirkwood Highway, Elsmere, DE 19805, Mark's Barbershop at 1119 Kirkwood Hwy, Wilmington, DE 19805, at Carman Lincoln Ford at 193 S. Dupont Highway, New Castle, DE 19720 and at Carman Chrysler Jeep Dodge at 196 S Dupont Hwy., New Castle, DE 19720. Toys will also be collected at the ARA Delco Christmas Party at Marino’s Caterers on December 15. In person drop off begins on Monday, November 4, 2024. Online purchases can be made at
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/39IXGB30YQFKL...
Please have gifts purchased online set for delivery by Saturday, December 14. The deadline for in person drop off at listed locations is Sunday, December 15, 2024. See attached flyer attached for additional information and thank you to all our supporters for your generosity.